112: Chapter 112 The Last Solution

"Is he insane? How could something like this be true! How can the dead return to life? And he killed so many people!"

One of the Hat uncles cried out in shock.

Li Ming sighed from the side, "Should we call this Prince stupid? He knew the woman's identity long ago. But if we call him smart, he jumped into this pit of fire without looking back."

"It's recorded in detail here; this Prince died from an assassination."

Qin Mo shook his head, unable to understand...

"Do you guys feel... like it's a bit hard to breathe? Why do I feel like breathing is so difficult?"

Just then, Ye, who was off to the side, asked in confusion.

Qin Mo's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

"Not good! This place is deep underground and has been sealed for years. The oxygen levels are extremely thin, and there definitely isn't much left! Quick, find a mechanism! Otherwise, we're all going to suffocate to death here!"

As soon as Qin Mo finished speaking, everyone snapped out of it and began fumbling around the surroundings in a panic.

As the minutes and seconds ticked by, the oxygen in the mausoleum grew thinner and thinner, and everyone was even gasping for air.

Some people's faces had already turned pale, and their movements became sluggish.

Li Ming said with a face full of anxiety, "Qin Mo, what do we do? Think of something. I don't think there are any mechanisms in this mausoleum at all. We've searched for so long and found nothing."

Qin Mo's gaze was solemn, and he didn't pay any attention to Li Ming.

His eyes scanned every corner of the mausoleum, not letting a single detail slip by.

Logically, there should be a mechanism, right? Why can't it be found? Could it be... that the Carpenter never intended to leave himself a way out?

Thinking of this, Qin Mo suddenly had an epiphany.

No wonder no one had ever escaped since ancient times. It turned out everyone's line of thinking had been wrong from the start. Everyone was looking for the Carpenter's escape passage, but the Carpenter hadn't left one for himself at all.

This point was meant to mislead the unlucky souls who entered; before they could find an escape route, they would have already died of hypoxia and suffocation.

With this thought, Qin Mo shouted, "Everyone, stop looking for a mechanism! There are no mechanisms here!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd erupted into an uproar.

"No mechanism? Then how do we get out?"

"Exactly! I don't want to become a damn sacrificial offering!"

Li Ming looked at Qin Mo with a heavy gaze. "What exactly is the situation now? How are we supposed to get out?"

"Sigh~"

Qin Mo sighed and said indifferently, "I can responsibly tell everyone that there is no exit here. Both paths are dead ends."

"Because... the Carpenter never thought about leaving himself a way back."

"What?"

As soon as this was said, the expressions of everyone present changed, and an air of despair permeated their hearts.

No one expected that a simple game would actually cost them their lives...

One of the Hat uncles slumped to the ground and muttered, "How pathetic! I spent my life thinking I'd catch a few more criminals. I haven't even contributed much to the motherland yet, and I'm dying so unjustly! How pathetic!"

Listening to the Hat uncle's complaints, everyone present fell silent. Every person here was in the prime of their life; no one wanted to die so young...

Ye, who was nearby, stared intently at Qin Mo. "Is there really no other way?"

Qin Mo shook his head upon hearing this.

"Maybe there is some way, but I haven't thought of it yet. For now... there really is no way..."

Ye gave Qin Mo a guilty look upon hearing this.

If he hadn't insisted on dragging Qin Mo to this castle, Qin Mo wouldn't be in this mess.

Thinking of this, Ye lowered his head in guilt.

Seeing this, Qin Mo patted his shoulder as a form of comfort.

"Sigh~"

Li Ming sighed and sat on the ground, lamenting, "I never thought that one day I would become a sacrificial offering for an ancient person. I wonder which number I'll be..."

Qin Mo's eyes widened, and he suddenly turned to look at Li Ming.

"What did you just say?"

"Huh?"

Li Ming froze for a moment and asked in confusion, "Become a sacrificial offering for an ancient person?"

"No! The next sentence!"

"I wonder which number I'll be?"

"That's it! That's the one!"

Qin Mo slapped his thigh, and a look of pleasant surprise immediately appeared on his face.

Everyone looked at Qin Mo in bewilderment, not knowing what he meant.

Qin Mo turned his gaze back to Ye, who was standing there in a daze.

"Stop dazing off. I need to ask you a few questions. These questions concern whether or not we can escape."

"What?"

As soon as this was said, everyone present gathered around, looking at Qin Mo with faces full of surprise.

To them, these words were like heavenly music. The light of hope instantly flickered in their previously despondent hearts.

Ye stared blankly at Qin Mo.

"There's really a way to escape?"

Qin Mo lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"I'm not certain yet, but there's a very good chance!"

"Really?"

Ye was overjoyed to hear this, and the surrounding Hat uncles also became excited. Anything was better than nothing.

Qin Mo looked at Ye with a serious expression.

"I'm asking you, through what method did the owner of this castle, Aisinuo, contact you?"

Ye looked up at the ceiling and said slowly, "Actually, I didn't know this Aisinuo at first. We met on an online social media platform."

"He posted information about a treasure map on there and even listed a reward. When I saw it, I was quite interested, so I took the initiative to contact him. The blueprints in my hand were also given to me by him."

Qin Mo nodded upon hearing this.

"So that's how it is!"

"What's wrong? Did you think of something?"

Li Ming asked curiously from the side.

Facing Li Ming's question, Qin Mo didn't reply but instead lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

If this is one of the sacrifices, then the number of people sacrificed must be at least eighty-one.

And our group should be the earliest. No recently decayed corpses are visible here; even the freshest corpses have already become white bones.

Since we are the first group, then more people will definitely be tricked by Aisinuo into coming here through various channels and methods later on. At that time... that should be our chance!

Thinking of this, Qin Mo suddenly looked up at everyone.

"Listen to me. We are the first ones to be tricked into coming here. Right now, there are about ten of us, so seventy-one more might be tricked into coming later. What we need to do is conserve our strength. Don't go running around aimlessly. Stay near the entrance of the bluestone passage where you came in."

"As soon as it opens, we'll rush up quickly! As long as one person can get out, they can save everyone inside!"

"Good... what a great idea!"

Everyone was instantly dumbfounded, seemingly not expecting Qin Mo to come up with such an incredible method...

Li Ming lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking up, "I have a question. What if that passage doesn't open for a long time? The oxygen level in here is so low; what if we can't wait that long?"